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Shurmur’s hire is far from official, but that’s merely a technicality with the NFL rules. He is destined to join the Giants as their next head coach, and while the team waits for that to become official, they’ve become piecing together his coordinators and assistants.

It’s already been reported that former Carolina Panthers special teams coordinator Thomas McGaughey, who was replaced by Chase Blackburn, has been pegged to take over the same role for Big Blue. And now, there’s some clarity on the defensive side of the ball as well.

While it’s been widely speculated that Steve Spagnuolo, who has a long history with Shurmur, would remain the Giants’ defensive coordinator, ESPN reports on Sunday that former Oakland Raiders head coach Jack Del Rio appears in line for that job.

Former Raiders head coach Jack Del Rio is a leading candidate to become Pat Shurmur’s defensive coordinator with the New York Giants, league sources told ESPN’s Chris Mortensen.

Del Rio has been prominent on Shurmur’s list of defensive candidates, and he is open to joining the presumptive Giants coach.

If Del Rio is hired by the Giants, salary will be of minimal concern. He is still slated to earn $6 million annually for the next three years from the Raiders, so any salary he draws from the Giants were merely offset that.

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In the event Del Rio is brought on as the team’s defensive coordinator, it doesn’t necessarily shut the door on a Spagnuolo return. Spags has coached the secondary and linebackers during his NFL career, and could return to East Rutherford in a similar capacity if the opportunity presents itself.

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